Badulla in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Badulla sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 667 mm of rain over about 60 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 30°C in early September to 25°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels muggy.

Fall is Badulla's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Badulla's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 28°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 20°C
Rainfall: 667 mm; 60 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 4.4; weakest season of the year
Months: Sep · Oct · Nov

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Temperature in Badulla in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 30°C in early September to 25°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Badulla reaches about 28°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

Badulla weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 18°	127	15.7	11.6	5.9
Feb	25° / 18°	87	12.7	11.8	6.2
Mar	27° / 18°	80	12.2	12	6.0
Apr	28° / 20°	167	19.7	12.1	4.4
May	29° / 21°	140	17	12.3	4.3
Jun	30° / 22°	52	9.6	12.4	4.7
Jul	30° / 22°	52	7.7	12.4	4.8
Aug	30° / 21°	69	9.5	12.2	4.7
Sep	30° / 21°	127	13.4	12	4.5
Oct	28° / 20°	268	21.6	11.8	4.4
Nov	25° / 19°	272	24.5	11.7	4.2
Dec	24° / 19°	222	21.4	11.6	5.0

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across fall.

Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Badulla gets around 667 mm of rain over 60 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Fall

Winds average 5 km/h across fall.

Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min in early September to 11 h 36 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 5.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Badulla

In seasonPeak

In fall, Badulla overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Badulla's rainy season runs April–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Is fall a good time to visit Badulla?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.4

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Badulla for sightseeing.

What to pack for Badulla in Fall

From fall's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In fall, Badulla sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 60 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Badulla in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Badulla peaks around April 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	13	14	14	14	11	12	13	13	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Badulla in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Badulla is worst in November — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 27 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	42	36	41	44	36	27	27	28	29	41	48	44
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	42	Poor
Feb	36	Poor
Mar	41	Poor
Apr	44	Poor
May	36	Poor
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	41	Poor
Nov	48	Poor
Dec	44	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Badulla?

Badulla sits at 7.0°N, 81.1°E, 683 m above sea level, in Sri Lanka. The nearest listed city is Ella, 12 km away.

Topography around Badulla

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Badulla.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Badulla has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 489 m around an average of 789 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,860 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,497 m.

The land around Badulla is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km

489 m

trees 77%

16 km

1,860 m

trees 83%

80 km

2,497 m

trees 84%

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Fall weather nearby: Ella 12 km · Nuwara Eliya 30 km · Hatton 52 km · Gampola 58 km · Kandy 58 km · Kataragama 70 km · Matale 73 km · Ampara 77 km

Sri Lanka travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / G / M; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 27% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $5,002; 2025
Happiness: 4.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 47%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 3.3; per 100k, 2019
Road deaths: 19.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 486
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Badulla (6.9802°, 81.0577°, elevation 683 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.